heheeeeh, Gustavo, ah man, but we do appreciate what you are doing. Just, the page number thing is an important issue particularly if you want to sell more to the student market. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustavo Galindo" <Gustavo.G@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest man, talk about a thankless job today. > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:40 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest > > Joanie et al, > I too am becoming very frustrated with Benetech's unresponsiveness. I've > been a member of Bookshare for 2 and a half years, and I can't recall any > major improvement to the usability of the website, despite our good > suggestions. No moving the language indicator to a better place, or > reorganizing the step1 download page, or the admittedly complex addition > of > more and better categories. > The only improvement I've seen is in quality, for which I think we > volunteers can give ourselves a pat on the back. > > I think the suggestion of having the stripper be part of the unpack tool > is > a great one, and would satisfy everyone. But will Benetech actually look > into it??? A good business listens to its customers, but, too often, > Benetech's attitude seems to be "My way or the highway." > Tracy > > At 07:02 PM 3/30/05 -0800, you wrote: > >I also want page numbers in tact, even if that means having titles > repeated > >too. These files ARE supposed to reflect the print copy of the book, and > it > >certainly isn't, since vital information is removed. It does seem that > most > >of us--the ones who are using and helping to support Bookshare--do want > page > >numbers, but we aren't being listened to, and I'd like to know why this > is. > >People here have been suggesting changes of various kinds for a long > time, > >yet nothing is ever done. > > > >Of course I am grateful that the site exists, and that many people are > >generous enough to keep it operating, but that doesn't change the fact > that > >so many requests are ignored. How patient and tolerant are we expected to > >be? > > > >Joanie > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:15 PM > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest > > > > > >> I haven't been following this thread too closely but do we even know > why > >the > >> print page numbers that we work so hard to preserve when scanning are > >later > >> eliminated? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 3/30/2005